Trump Admin Seeks $1 Billion UCLA Settlement Following Funding Freeze
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at […]
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Trump Is Making History History | Opinion
The Haitian scholar Michel-Rolph Trouillot said that “any historical narrative is a particular bundle of silences.” To form the historical narrative that suits him, President Donald Trump is silencing opposing voices, whitewashing his own actions, and burying the truth under a mountain of lies. It’s the ultimate in cancel culture: He is canceling history right […]
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India’s Modi Sends Message to Trump Over Tariffs
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Trump News Updates: President To Make Major Announcement Today
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has experience covering U.S. presidential debates, awards shows, and more. Amanda joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Trump Officials to Discuss Handling of Jeffrey Epstein Case: Report
Trump administration officials are set to sit down on Wednesday and discuss the handling of the case involving sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to CNN. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email Tuesday night for comment. Why It Matters The pending decision comes as Congress, sex abuse victims and political […]
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Conservative Podcaster Lays Out 7 Ways Trump ‘Alienated’ His Voters
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Donald Trump Snubs Elon Musk And DOGE In Another Administration Move
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Donald Trump Slams Charlamagne tha God After Epstein-MAGA Remark
By Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics. Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and had previously worked at the European Central Bank. She is […]
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Kevin O’Leary Rips Donald Trump for ‘Whacking’ Labor Bureau Chief
Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary ripped President Donald Trump over his firing of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer on Friday after a disappointing jobs report. Newsweek reached out to an economic analyst via email for additional comment. Why It Matters Trump’s decision to oust McEntarfer has triggered widespread concern among […]
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Medicare Update: Trump Admin Launching Pilot Program to Cover Ozempic
The Trump administration is preparing a five-year pilot program that would allow Medicare and Medicaid to cover some of the most in-demand weight-loss drugs, a move that could transform obesity treatment for millions of Americans. The plan, which includes medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, represents a reversal in federal policy and signals […]
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